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The article focuses on the revival of the sitcom "Frasier" on Paramount+, where the character Frasier Crane, played by Kelsey Grammer, undergoes a significant wardrobe makeover, shifting from his classic sophisticated style to a more contemporary, and casual look.

The article discusses critiques of elitism, which come from both the populist right and the left, with emphasis on Fredrik de Boer, a Marxist activist, who argues that elites on the left are undermining progress for the average person while claiming to work for their benefit, particularly in issues like defunding the police.

The article presents the profile of Chloe Flower, a classical pianist and composer known for her self-titled crossover genre, "Popsical," which merges classical music with pop and hip-hop, as she strives to tackle the elitism associated with classical music.

Reports that the South is slowly erasing reminders of its Civil War past for fear of offending tourists and scaring off business. Concern that business people and tourists do not know what to think about slavery, elitism and the Civil War; Renaming of Confederate Boulevard in Arkansas; Shrinking of "Heart of Dixie" on Alabama's license plates.

The article discusses the concerns regarding the use of high-tech suits by swimmers under 13 years old. The suits are believed to increase speed for mature athletes, but issues are raised about elitism and the question whether the young participants are taught that success can be bought. The board of directors of U.S.A swimming is scheduled to vote on May 19, 2018 regarding the proposal to restrict the use of tech suits by athletes younger than 13, with exceptions on high-level meets.

The article focuses on the opposition and support on egg-spoon cooking. Topics covered include the argument by critics that cooking an egg over a fire as an embodiment of food elitism and everything that is annoying about the Slow Food movement, the claim by supporters that the egg spoon has set the bar for a simpler way of cooking and eating, and the smoldering food culture war on egg spoon in social media.

The article discusses the party organized by actress Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle company Goop on June 10, 2017 at Culver City, California. Topics covered include the accusations of homogeneity and elitism that have affected Goop, the presentation about cosmic flow by Dr. Habib Sadeghi, founder of an integrative health center in Agoura Hills, and Paltrow's goal of making the world a better place.

The article explores the concept of snobbery as applied to film aficionados. Particular focus is given to the author's experiences as a professional film critic. Details on the New York Film Festival and on the impact of technology on cultural consumption are presented. Other topics include elitism and film critic Pauline Kael.

The article discusses anger amongst citizens of San Francisco, California regarding buses that illegally use city bus stops to transport employees of technology companies such as Google, Apple, and Facebook as of February 1, 2014. Topics addressed include protests against the buses, as well as a growing opinion that technology companies represent elitism.

The article discusses the work of sculptor Carol Bove, who has installed sculptures on a section of the High Line abandoned railroad track in Manhattan, New York City. It is said that Bove was trained at the Emeryville art park near Berkeley, California. The nature of public art in relation to elitism is addressed.

Observes that more vacationers are conveying their social status by using T-shirts, totes, bumper stickers and caps to proclaim their elite destinations. Topic of social status; Suggestion that summer has become another platform to say something about yourself; Views of social scientists; How the compulsion to express vacation superiority is not limited to the wealthy; Observation that the wealthy seem to pursue vacation snobbishness with a special zeal; Comments of vacationers.

Focuses on a public disagreement over the appearance of Gramercy Park in New York City. Why the trustees of the private park ordered the felling of four big trees; Background on the long dispute over the landscape; Perception of the debate as a classic New York battle of wills among the privileged class; History of Gramercy, a private park for the owners of the surrounding town houses; Comments of residents and board members.

CARACAS, Venezuela -- The golfers still argue over handicaps. The waiters still serve flutes of Moet & Chandon. Sunlight still kisses the grounds laid out in the 1920s by Olmsted Brothers, the esteemed American landscape architects. The idyll of the Caracas Country Club, a bastion of opulence for Venezuela's elite, still seems intact. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

It wasn't a good moment to be the only member of the City Council who turned down an official parking pass, which allows members to park virtually anywhere. Councilman Tony Avella was racing to Kopperfields restaurant in Bay Ridge, where one of the few groups supporting his insurgent mayoral campaign was gathering. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Michelle Obama, appearing at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, gave a strong response on Tuesday to criticism that her husband's remarks at a San Francisco fund-raiser were elitist. ''There's a lot of people talking about elitism and all of that,'' Ms. Obama said at a gathering of students and townspeople, alluding to responses to her husband's remarks. ''Yeah, I went to Princeton and Harvard, but the lens through which I see the world is the lens that I grew up with. I am the product of a working-class upbringing. I grew up on the South Side of Chicago in a working-class community.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Focuses on the reaction of New York City residents to the re-election of President George W. Bush. Report that three out of four New Yorkers voted for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry; Claim that New York City is different from the rest of the United States in its worldview, political attitudes and lifestyles; Suggestion that New Yorkers see themselves as cultural elitists.

Reports on the allegations from Hollinger International that former CEO Conrad Black used company money to make donations in his family name in order to secure a position among society's elite. Donations made by Lord Black and his wife Barbara Amiel Black to benefits such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and the New York Public Library; Consideration of how Hollinger filed suit to recover $1.25 billion from top-level Hollinger executives for their looting of more than $400 million over seven years; How Lord Black donated $283,000 to the Metropolitan Opera where he and his wife were given a plaque.

Focuses on the novel "Gotham Diaries," by Tonya Lewis Lee and Crystal McCrary Anthony. Efforts of readers to link the black elite fictional characters to their real-life counterparts; Comments of African-American real estate broker Spencer Means; How the plot of the book revolves around an elaborate real estate con; Reactions of Means to the book; How Means' life has followed a novelistic arc; Comments of Means and Lee.